Otohito Fuse Trio: Thus Have I Heard
This I Have Heard is a 2025 release from pianist Otohito Fuse, a second album as a leader quick on...
Yuki Ito Trio: Semendo Sementes
Semendo Sementes is a jazz piano trio album from bassist Yuki Ito released in 2021. While bassist and composer Ito...
Koichi Hirata: Introducing Koichi Hirata
Introducing Koichi Hirata is the 2024 debut release from jazz guitarist Koichi Hirata. Hirata is a young, up-and-coming player who...
Saki Ozawa: Cheers!
Cheers! is the happy-go-lucky title of pianist Saki Ozawa’s debut release from 2023. It’s a fitting greeting as an introduction...
Velera
Velera jazz bar, located near Akasaka-mitsuke station in Tokyo, Japan
Ochikochi: Ochikochi
Ochikochi is the 2013 album released from a trio of the same name consisting of Taiichi Kamimura on sax, Norikatsu...
Ayumi Koketsu: Struttin’
Struttin’ is saxophone player Ayumi Koketsu’s jazz quartet album released in Japan in 2010. This is her debut album, the...
Maiko: Reminiscence
Jazz violinist maiko’s new album Reminiscence is a milestone release for the Tokyo-based musician. It’s both a look back at...
Rio Osawa: Rio
Rio is the first album from vocalist Rio Osawa, released in 2021 as a six song, 24 minute album of...
Hitomi Aikawa & Masaki Hayashi: Ten To Sen
Ten to Sen is a 2025 release from the duo of percussionist Hitomi Aikawa and pianist Masaki Hayashi. On this...
Klavier
Klavier jazz club, located near Asagaya station in Tokyo, Japan
Toshihiko Inoue: Fuse
Fuse is a 1999 album from saxophonist Toshihiko Inoue and his fuse quartet made up of Inoue on sax, Nobumasa...
Yuto Komatsu Quartet: Defune
Trumpeter Yuto Komatsu released his second album Defune in 2025, introducing nine new songs performed by his quartet that includes...
Wataru Hamasaki & Akane Matsumoto: Listen to My Blues
Listen to My Blues is a 2025 jazz release from saxophonist Wataru Hamasaki and pianist Akane Matsumoto. The two musicians...
Asuka Watanabe: Unaffected
In Japan, Asuka Watanabe is a recognizable name for fans of old jazz standards and Japanese vocals. Her emergence in...
Akihiro Yoshimoto Quartet: Blending Tone
The jazz album Blending Tone is the 2012 debut release from the Tokyo-based Akihiro Yoshimoto Quartet. Saxophone player and leader...
Ginza Swing
Ginza Swing jazz club, located near Ginza and Yurakucho stations in Tokyo, Japan
Yukari Sekiya: Duets Till Now, From Here
Pianist Yukari Sekiya released Duets Till Now, From Here fourteen years after her 2011 debut recording It’s Ordinary Love And…....
Yukari Sekiya Trio with Yuko Tanaka: It’s Ordinary Love And…
Yukari Sekiya (Sekichu) is a jazz pianist, composer, and free improvisationalist who released her first album in 2011 with the...
Shikou Ito Trio Syncretia: Kakusareta Guwa
Kakusareta Guwa is a 2025 release from pianist Shikou Ito’s Trio Syncretia. A translation of the Japanese title, 隠された寓話, is...
Fumio Karashima: Great Time
Jazz pianist Fumio Karashima’s 2006 album Great Time scratches the itch for a straight ahead jazz recording, bringing with it...
Aketa no Mise
Aketa no Mise jazz bar, located near Nishi-Ogikubo station in Tokyo, Japan
Sumire Kuribayashi: Orbital Resonance
The new album Orbital Resonance from Sumire Kuribayashi, released in September 2025, is the latest creative output from the popular...
Yuri Hirota: Magical Moonlight
Yuri Hirota’s album Magical Moonlight was released in 2017 as a petite jazz gallery of some of her favorite songs...
Harumi Nomoto Trio: Anitya
Anitya is pianist Harumi Nomoto’s fourth trio record, released in 2025. It’s been a decade-plus since the trio’s previous release...
Hiroshi Fukutomi Quintet: Rings of Saturn
Guitarist Hiroshi Fukutomi’s first album is Rings of Saturn from 2010. On this recording, the guitarist plays modern jazz compositions...
Mikiko Nagatake Trio: Breathe Beneath the Sun
From 2022, Breathe Beneath the Sun is pianist Mikiko Nagatake’s second release, a jazz piano trio recording that came out...
Cafe Cotton Club
Cafe Cotton Club jazz club, located near Takadanobaba station in Tokyo, Japan
Harumi Nomoto: I’ll Be Home for Christmas
The 2023 release I’ll Be Home for Christmas is a pleasant holiday collection of seasonal music from Japanese pianist Harumi...
Daiki Yasukagawa / Hitomi Nishiyama / Maiko: The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life is a 2019 jazz release from bassist Daiki Yasukagawa, pianist Hitomi Nishiyama, and violinist Maiko. These...